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<div class="csl-entry">Kaboré, B. A., Nawaj, A., Maiga, H., Soukia, O., Pagabeleguem, S., Ouédraogo/Sanon, M. S. G., Vreysen, M. J. B., Mach, R. L., & de Beer, C. J. (2023). X-rays are as effective as gamma-rays for the sterilization of Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank, 1911 (Diptera: Glossinidae) for use in the sterile insect technique. <i>Scientific Reports</i>, <i>13</i>(1), Article 17633. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44479-8</div>
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2045-2322
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/191666
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An area-wide integrated pest management strategy with a sterile insect technique (SIT) component requires a radiation source for the sterilisation of male insects. Self-contained gamma irradiators, which were exclusively used in past SIT programmes, are now facing increasing constraints and challenges due to stringent regulations. As a potential alternative, new generation high output X-ray irradiators have been proposed. The feasibility of using X-ray irradiators was assessed by comparing the effects of both gamma- and X-ray irradiators on biological parameters of Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Vanderplank, 1911), that are important for SIT applications. The gamma irradiator Foss Model 812 and two X-ray irradiators, the Rad Source 2400 and the blood irradiator Raycell Mk2 were used. Glossina palpalis gambiensis males were exposed to radiation as pupae. A radiation dose of 110 Gy or above induced more than 97% sterility in females that mated with the irradiated males for all the irradiators. Adult emergence rate, flight propensity, survival and mating performance did not differ between gamma- and X-rays irradiators. These results suggest that irradiating pupae with a dose of 110 Gy is optimal for both gamma-and X-ray irradiators used in this study, to achieve a sterility of approximately 99%. Similar research on other tsetse species could gradually phase out the use of gamma-ray irradiators in favour of X-rays irradiators, especially for smaller SIT programmes.
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en
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dc.publisher
Nature Publishing
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Scientific Reports
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dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.subject
Animals
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Female
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Male
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X-Rays
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Pupa
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Sterilization
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Tsetse Flies
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Glossinidae
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Diptera
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Infertility
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dc.title
X-rays are as effective as gamma-rays for the sterilization of Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank, 1911 (Diptera: Glossinidae) for use in the sterile insect technique